Posted by bulldog2 on March 7, 2010, at 10:20:42
In reply to Re: The Role Of Magnesium In Fibromyalgia » bulldog2, posted by SLS on March 7, 2010, at 5:11:49
> > If you read the entire link and the link within a link low magnesium can cause many problems including mental disease.
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> > http://web.mit.edu/london/www/magnesium.html
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> I find that a megadose of calcium exacerbates my depression within hours of taking it. There is a delicate balance of actions between magnesium and calcium in neurons, paricularly presynaptically. In addition, magnesium ions serve as a dampener to reduce the excitability of glutamate NMDA receptor membranes.
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> - ScottTricyclics seem to have some role in modulating nmda receptors which I believe ssris do not. Possibly that explains why tcas are more effective in treating major depression than the newer ad agents.
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